Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make all of its fact sheets available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog. The bill also requires the VA to establish a publicly available website that provides links to all VA fact sheets. Finally, the VA must report to Congress regarding the utilization of such fact sheets as well as the details of the Language Access Plan of the VA.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2943 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2943
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of
the Department of Veterans Affairs in English and Spanish.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2019
Mr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of
the Department of Veterans Affairs in English and Spanish.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FACT SHEETS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make versions of all fact
sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs in English and Spanish.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee Hearings Held.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-158.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-158.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7204-7206)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2943.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7204-7205)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7204-7205)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.